The author's experience attending a Maronite Divine Liturgy mirrors my own. However, as a point of information to visitors to this thread, there is no need to formally switch rites. Catholic is Catholic - same faith, different flavor. In my Maronite parish, nearly half the congregation is Roman Catholic. Only one ever made the formal switch of rites with the intention of pursuing the diaconate. Like the author, I too would encourage you to visit an Eastern Rite Catholic Church and attend one of their liturgies. They are steeped in traditions that date back to the early church with prayers that draw from some well known saints like St. Ephrem.
